Lepidotarphius

Lepidotarphius is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Glyphipterigidae described by Pryer in 1877. Its single species, Lepidotarphius perornatella, was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in China and the Russian Far East.

Lepidotarphius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Yponomeutoidea
Family:	Glyphipterigidae
Genus:	Lepidotarphius Pryer, 1877
Species:	L. perornatella
Binomial name
Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864
Synonyms
Genus: Desmidoloma Erschoff, 1892 Species: Glyphipteryx perornatella Walker, 1864 Glyphipterix perornatella Lepidotarphius splendens Pryer, 1877 Staintonia fulgens Erschoff, 1877

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acorus calamus var. asiaticus.^[2]

Subspecies

• Lepidotarphius perornatella perornatellus (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, northern Yunnan, Guangdong)
• Lepidotarphius perornatella fulgens (Erschoff, 1877) (Amur, Ussuri)